Listen "Ep. 14 Doug Kirkpatrick from The Self-Management Institute on principles for self-managing organisations"
Episode Synopsis
Doug Kirkpatrick, co-founder of The Self-Management Institute, original team member of Morning Star and author of "Beyond Empowerment", shares his insights about common misconceptions of self-management, what it really takes to have self-management work, and the example of Haier (the largest appliance manufacturer in the world) in China which is organised into 4,000 self-managing teams. How to follow Doug: Twitter: @Redshifter3 More resources: Doug's book "Beyond Empowerment: The Age of the Self-Managed Organization" The 12 Keys to the Workplace of the Future (Huffington post blog) "Haier Elevation" – Doug's blog about Haier for The Huffington Post Book: "Freedom and Accountability" by Peter Koestenbaum and Peter Block Book: "Conversations for Action and Collected Essays" by Fernando Flores
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